Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2025
Biology (BIO)
Majors and Minor in Biology
Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Neurobiology and Behavior, and Undergraduate Biology Program; College of Arts and Sciences
Minors of particular interest to students in the Biology B.S. major: Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS), Biomaterials (BES), Bioengineering (BNG), Chemistry (CHE), Environmental Studies (ENS), Health and Wellness (LHW), Science and Engineering (LSE), Writing and Rhetoric (WRT)
The list of approved minors for the Biology B.A. can be found on the Biology B.A. webpage.
The Undergraduate Biology Program
Director: John Peter Gergen
Assistant Director: Kaitlyn Cozier
Advisors: Rachel Pilero, Matthew Bialt, Kayla McFadden
Schedule advising appointments online through Navigate
Office: Biology Learning Laboratories, Undergraduate Biology Office Suite, Rooms 104-112
Program Secretary: Lynette Giordano
Phone: (631) 632-8530
Website: http://www.stonybrook.edu/biology
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Chair: Wali Karzai
Assistant to the Chair: Carol Juliano
Website: http://www.stonybrook.edu/biochem
Department of Ecology and Evolution
Chair: Joshua S. Rest
Assistant to the Chair: Donna DiGiovanni
Website: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Chair: Alfredo Fontanini
Assistant to the Chair: Catherine Costanzo
Website: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/neurobiology/